On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 12:38:01PM -0400, Chris Smith wrote:
> On 4/29/07, bubka20 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Nothing different happens when I restart my computer. The windows os just
> > comes up like always. I'm not prompted with any choices to install
> > openbsd...I've tried several times putting a cd with cd40.iso and and a cd
> > with cdrom.fs in the cd-rom drive and nothing happens when I restart my
> > computer.
>
>
> Does the BIOS support a CD boot? On my Dell laptop, I need to hold down F12
> to get a boot menu that lets me go from a CD.
> Back in the days of steam-powered computers, CD booting was not always
> supported.
> Possibly you need to investigate a BIOS upgrade merely to get started.
Also, it's not guaranteed that the cd drive can actually read CD-R's.
Why not just use a floppy?
Joachim
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